DW BUREAU / Chandigarh In a major crackdown to curb tax evasion the Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) on Friday booked 12 officials of the Excise and Taxation Department along with four private persons. In this regard the VB has registered two cases against the accused under Sections of 429, 465, 467, 471, 120-B of the Indian Penal Code including Sections 7, 7A and 8 of the Excise Act at Vigilance Bureau Flying Squad-1 police station at SAS Nagar. Disclosing this here today, Chief Director-cum-ADGP Vigilance Bureau BK Uppal said that on the directions of the Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh, a campaign has been launched by the Bureau to curb tax evasion in the state. He informed that officials of the excise and taxation department in connivance with private transporters were hand in glove to get bribes and government exchequer was being duped. In this major operation, the VB has registered two cases against these officials and private transporters vis-a-vis arrested some of the culprits. (editor@dailyworld.in)